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Warma said they were unsuccessful in getting Patel Coffee Estates Limited to legalise the dams constructed on its 4,000 acres of land.

Mr Wangombe said the law requires that any private dam going beyond 5m high needs to be regularised by Warma.

"For the last one year, we have been trying to engage the company on how to legalise the dams on its farm but they have been reluctant. As far as we are concerned, the dams are illegal," said Mr Wangombe.

The declaration that the dams had not been legalised left many questions unanswered, including why the authorities did not act to avert the disaster.